Ketchup

[ˈkɛt͡ʃap]

/[ˈkɛt͡ʃap]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ketchup” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,957. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,957
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Würzsoße mit den Grundbestandteilen Essig, Zucker und Tomaten

Corpus desk

Index DE-ketchup · Ketchup · German

Ketchup · rank #17,957 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,957
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kindisch

Nearest frequency peer: kindisch (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ketchup“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ketchup“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ketchup
PropertyValue
HeadwordKetchup
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɛt͡ʃap]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,957
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ketchup“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ketchupliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kindisch“ (#17,958), „Karren“ (#17,955), „Klientel“ (#17,959). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Ketchup“ bei #17,957. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Ketchup (IPA [ˈkɛt͡ʃap]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,957 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Würzsoße mit den Grundbestandteilen Essig, Zucker und Tomaten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ketchup, with forms such as "ektchup", "kecthup", and "ketcchup". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ketchup, spelled K-E-T-C-H-U-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Würzsoße mit den Grundbestandteilen Essig, Zucker und Tomaten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ketchup appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mit Ketchup kann man sich leicht bekleckern.
  2. „Eine halbe Stunde später biss ich beherzt in einen Doppelwhopper, und Ketchup und Mayonnaise sammelten sich in meinem zotteligen Vagabundenbart“

This word in other languages

ketchup(English)ketchup(Español)ketchup(Français)ketchup(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ektchup
  • kecthup
  • ketcchup
  • ketchhup
  • ketchpu
  • ketchupp
  • ketcuhp
  • kethcup
  • kettchup
  • kketchup
  • ktechup

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ketchup - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ektchup2kecthup2ketcchup1ketchhup1ketchpu2ketchupp1ketcuhp2kethcup2
Edit distance from "Ketchup"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ketchup"?
"Ketchup" is spelled K-E-T-C-H-U-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛt͡ʃap].
What does "Ketchup" mean?
As a noun, "Ketchup" means: Würzsoße mit den Grundbestandteilen Essig, Zucker und Tomaten
What are common misspellings of "Ketchup"?
Common misspellings include "ektchup", "kecthup", "ketcchup", "ketchhup", "ketchpu". The correct spelling is "Ketchup".
How do you pronounce "Ketchup"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ketchup" is [ˈkɛt͡ʃap]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ketchup" come from?
"Ketchup" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ketchup", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kantone#17,954Kondome#17,965Laptops#17,971Hebamme#17,931

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list